Rolls-Royce Spey family
Rolls-Royce RB.163 Spey is a low-bypass turbofan family developed for civil and military aircraft, including the three-engine Hawker Siddeley HS121 Trident and British Phantom/Buccaneer applications. BAE Heritage documents Trident 1C with three Spey 505 engines, Trident 2E and 3B with three Spey 512 engines, and Trident 3B separate RB162-86 booster; the family boundary is distinct from the RB162 booster and later Rolls-Royce turbofans. EASA current E.064 certification material lists the Spey 500 series under Rolls-Royce Deutschland type-certificate authority; lifecycle remains unknown because certification context alone does not establish current production.
Identity
- Aliases
- SpeyRB.163 SpeyRB163 Spey
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- turbofan
- Name
- Rolls-Royce Spey family
- Status
- unknown
Details
- Description
- Rolls-Royce RB.163 Spey is a low-bypass turbofan family developed for civil and military aircraft, including the three-engine Hawker Siddeley HS121 Trident and British Phantom/Buccaneer applications. BAE Heritage documents Trident 1C with three Spey 505 engines, Trident 2E and 3B with three Spey 512 engines, and Trident 3B separate RB162-86 booster; the family boundary is distinct from the RB162 booster and later Rolls-Royce turbofans. EASA current E.064 certification material lists the Spey 500 series under Rolls-Royce Deutschland type-certificate authority; lifecycle remains unknown because certification context alone does not establish current production.
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 02:53:39 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 20, 2026 at 23:19:17 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-30
- Note
- Preserves RB162 and RB163 Spey as distinct historical Rolls-Royce engine products.
- Publisher
- Rolls-Royce
- Title
- Heritage Trust — Derby and Hucknall Branch
- Accessed Date
- 2026-07-30
- Note
- Maps Trident 1C to three Spey 505 engines, Trident 2E and 3B to three Spey 512 engines, and Trident 3B to three Spey 512 engines plus one RB162-86 booster, with installation thrust ratings.
- Publisher
- BAE Systems Heritage
- Title
- Hawker Siddeley HS121 Trident
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-20
- Note
- Current EASA.E.064 page lists issue/revision 02 for Rolls-Royce Deutschland Spey 500 series engines and names Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG as manufacturer and type-certificate holder; this supports current certification context but not current production.
- Publisher
- European Union Aviation Safety Agency
- Title
- EASA.E.064 — Rolls-Royce Deutschland Spey 500 series engines